The Reading Corner - Spring 2012

The spring issue (pdf) is now available.  Take a look!

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Posted on March 17, 2012

ALA 2012 Book Awards

Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books and media for children and teens. The oldest and best known of the awards are the Caldecott Medal, for the most distinguished American picture book, and the Newbery Medal, given to the author for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The 2012 winners include:
 

  • Dead End In Norvelt (Newbery Medal)
  • A Ball For Daisy (Caldecott Medal)


Please visit the ALA Book Awards page in infosoup to view the other 2012 children's and teen award winners.

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Posted on March 6, 2012

Text Message Notifications

Want to keep up with your library account on your smartphone? Now you can! Sign up for the library’s new Shoutbomb text messaging service. Receive text notices about items available to pick up, items due soon, overdue items and fines. Send texts to request renewals and receive a text back with the result of your request.

Posted on January 25, 2012

Tax Forms

Tax Form

The Federal and Wisconsin forms are now available at the library. You can also access both the Wisconsin and Federal tax forms online.

Posted on January 13, 2012

OverDrive Digital Downloads

Important Note for OverDrive Users: There has been a change in how you sign in to your OverDrive account. Instead of selecting your library system there is a new menu option InfoSoup Libraries. Use this option to sign in to your OverDrive account. Nothing else will change regarding your account or how you sign in. We apologize for any confusion.

Posted on December 7, 2011

The Reading Corner - Fall 2011

The fall newsletter (pdf) is now available. 

Take a look!

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Posted on September 30, 2011

Hortonville Memory Project

The first of the Hortonville Memory Project is now online.  Take a look at the small postcard collection.

Posted on June 13, 2011

Freeze your holds in Infosoup

If you are going on vacation or away for the holidays there is a way to make sure the items you have on hold won't come in while you are gone. Watch this helpful screen cast on "freezing holds" created by the Outagamie Waupaca Library System staff.

Posted on November 24, 2010

What's Next?

Series are a lot of fun to read because it solves the problem of what to read next.  The hard part is knowing what order to read the books AND when a new one is going to be released. FictFact is a website that not only gives series lists, but will also help you keep track of what book you need to read next, including unreleased books. 

Posted on October 7, 2010

Track Your Reading History

Do you sometimes forget if you have read a certain book or finished all the books in a particular series? Infosoup offers a quick, easy way to track your reading history. If you sign up for this service, our catalog will begin to keep track of all the books you have checked out, and you will always have a list available to help you remember what you have read.

It’s easy to sign up:

1. Log into your library account.

2. Click on the “My Reading History” icon.

 My reading history

3. Click on the “Turn On” Icon.

Posted on May 12, 2010
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